Attachment for skirts and the like.



W. PADERNAGHT. ATTACHMENT FOE SKIRTS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.17, 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

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WILLIAM PADERNAGHT," OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ANNA PADERNACHT, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

ATTACHIMENT FOR SKIRTS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 27, 1909.

briginal application filed .Tanuary 12, 1909 Serial No. 471,915. Divided and this application filed March 17, 1909.

Serial No. 423,973.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PADER- ments in Attachments for Skirts and the Like, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This application is a division of my copending application for patent on skirt, filed anuary 12, 1909, Serial No. 471,915.

The present invention relates to improvements in attachments for skirts and similar articles of apparel, and has for its primary object the provision of a pair of strips carrying a proper number and relative arrangement of securing devices, conveniently buttons and button-holes, for securing divided portions of a garment together, for instance, the back of a skirt, said strips being formed for ready attachment as by stitching to the meeting edges of the skirt or garment.

A novel characteristic of the attachment resides in the formation of the strips of a suitable length and provided with'suitable connecting devices whereby to be fitted to a skirt body provided for its entire length, and said devices, when buttons and button-holes, being arranged so that one of the strips will have the button-holes for a part of the length thereof, as at the bottom portion of the skirt, and buttons at the upper portion thereof, as at the placket. In this manner the skirt when buttoned at its lower portion may be used the same as a skirt having said lower ortion continuous, the reversely arranged buttons and button-holes at the top constituting the placket closure. These features are pointed out in my companion case, above referred to, and it may be here noted that my attachment when applied to a skirt enables the opening of the same to apronlike condition to facilitate washing and ironing, and when closed the body will have the appearance of being continuous. The strips per se, or as an article of manufacture or attachment, will constitute the basis for the claims of this particular case, the novel features of the skirt provided with the attachment, being claimed in my aforesaid earlier case.

Another feature of the attachment resides in improved means for securing the buttons to the skirt, whereby to permit the fabric therearound and therebeneath to be readily ironed, while holding the buttons in place with the same, and more, effectiveness as the customary sewed-on button.

The details of the arrangement and construction of parts will be clear from the speciiic description hereinafter contained, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and wherein a convenient embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of complementary strips adapted to be attached to the meeting edges of a skirt body to constitute the closing means therefor, Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the strips connected together, Fig. 4. is a cross sectional view through what I may term the placket end of the strips, Fig.5 is a similar view through the lower portion of the strips, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view showing the nianner of securing one of the buttons in ace.

p Referring more specifically to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views, A represents one of the strips provided for the greater portion of its length with vertically disposed button-holes D designed to receive buttons E on the op osite strip B. These particular buttons an button-holes extend for the greater portion of the length of the strip to serve, when attached to a slitted body of a skirt, to secure said body in closed condition after the manner of the usual continuous skirt. The upper portion of the strip Ais provided with buttons H designed to engage button-holes I in the strip B. These buttons and buttonholes extend downwardly along the strips for but a relatively short distance and are designed to constitute the placket closure when the attachment is applied to a skirt.

In attaching the buttons to the strips, I employ pieces of tape P stitched between layers a, a and b, b of the respective strips, each piece of tape being independently stitched in place, and having a loop S eX- tending outwardly from the edges of the layers of its strip toward the opposite strip. The loop of the tape is passed through the usual eyes of the button, and the ta ie is tied beneath each button, whereby to rmly secure the latter in place, while permitting the button to be turned and shifted Within roper limits to permit ironing of the fabric eneath the same. By having the loops of the tapes project from. one of the strips in a direction toward the opposite strip, it will be seen that when the strips are buttoned together any strain on the loops is by a straight pull, and consequently there is practically no tendency to rip apart the layers of the strip between Which the tapes are fastened.

While I have herein disclosed one specific embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that the same may be embodied in other forms Without departing from the spirit thereof as for instance, Where I have herein employed the terms buttons and button holes, it is in a bread or relative sense comprchending complementary fastening members, it being clear that alternately and reversely disposed devices other than buttons and button-holes may accomplish the ends desired by applicant in keeping with the underlying spirit of the invention.

I claim:

, 1. As an article of manufacture, 'a strip substantially as and for the purpose described, provided throughout a portion of its length with a plurality of adjacent buttons and throughout another portion thereof with a plurality of adjacent button holes, and the series of buttons being arranged to terminate at a point adjacent to the series of button holes.

2. As an article of manufacture, complementary strips substantially as and for the purpose described, each of said strips being provided with buttons throu bout a portion of its length and button-ho es throughout the remaining portion thereof, the buttons and button-holes of the two strips being oppositely arranged.

As an article of manufacture, a strip substantially as and for the purpose de scribed, buttons carried thereby, and means for securing the buttons in place including a tape having aloop engaging each button, and said tape being stitched to the strip and tied beneath the button.

4. As an article of manufacture, a button, and means adapted to secure the same in place comprising a tape engaging the button and tied beneath the button, substantially as described.

5. As an article of manufacture, a strip substantially as and for the purpose described, provided throughout a portion of its length with buttons, and means for securing the buttons in place consisting of independent pieces of tape, one looped through each button, and stitched in place between folds or layers of the strip, and each loop being tied beneath the button.

6. As an article of manufacture, a strip substantially as and for the purpose described, buttons carried. thereby, and means for securing the buttons in place comprising a loop engaging the button and secured to the strip, the loop being tied intermediate the button and the point of fastening to the strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM PADERNACHT.

Witnesses:

RosELYn Fnnennson, SAMUEL JARETsTEIN. 

